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琉球出兵 (りゅうきゅうしゅっぺい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

琉りゅう球きゅう出しゅっ兵ぺい

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Meanings

1

Invasion of Ryukyu (1609)

historical term

Historical term referring to the 1609 military expedition by the Satsuma Domain against the Ryukyu Kingdom.

琉りゅう球きゅう出しゅっ兵ぺいは、薩さつ摩ま藩はんが琉りゅう球

きゅう

王おう

国こく

を

攻せ

め

た

歴れき

史し

的てき

な

出で

来き

事ごと

です

。

The Invasion of Ryukyu is a historical event in which the Satsuma Domain attacked the Ryukyu Kingdom.

Kanji

琉precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli
球ball, sphere
出exit, leave, go out
兵soldier, private, troops

Etymology

Compound of 琉球 (Ryukyu) + 出兵 (dispatch of troops). The term specifically denotes the 1609 invasion.